College-wide featured stories
Party to Apollo
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After their flight from Houston landed in the Twin Cities one day in August 1969, two University of Minnesota professors had to stay in the rear of the plane until a couple of policemen came to escort them off.
Light and matter
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Doreen Geller Leopold refers to her B.A. in philosophy as something she earned “in a previous life.” But to those who know her, it’s clear that the inner philosopher is still there, giving her teaching a dualistic nature not unlike the nature of light and matter she introduces in her quantum mechanics courses.
Busting gridlock
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When you’re stuck in a long line of cars at an interminably long red light, it’s hard to find any amusement value. But the University of Minnesota has found a way to turn the problem of traffic gridlock into an exercise that’s informative and entertaining.
Their own devices
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In February 2002 Marie Johnson was a University of Minnesota graduate student, working with 3M scientists to develop a computerized stethoscope to assess heart sounds.
Iron Man
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Growing up in the Philippines, University of Minnesota chemistry professor Lawrence Que found his calling early.
Tapping talent
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If you had asked Laura Fletcher a few years back what she would be doing the summer after her senior year, chances are she wouldn’t have said, “solving problems and saving thousands of dollars for a wastewater treatment plant.” Yet, that’s exactly what she did.
Open house addresses data mining's challenges
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Jaideep Svistava of the University’s computer science and engineering department, shows how difficult it can be to mine nuggets of meaning from the mountains of data being generated and stored in databases.
Stadler uses nanotechnology to build next-generation sensors
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Because of faculty like Beth Stadler, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, nanotechnology is one of the hottest fields at the University of Minnesota today.
Students collaborate to bring low-cost solar energy to Nicaragua
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When electrical engineering student Patrick Delaney was in Nicaragua last December conducting research for a senior design project, he spent a few minutes helping a family in a remote mountainous region fix a nonfunctioning solar-energy panel
Three Institute of Technology students named Goldwater Scholars
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Four University undergraduates, including three from the Institute of Technology, have been named 2006 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars, a prestigious scholarship awarded annually to outstanding sophomores and juniors in mathematics, science, and engineering.